Let's save post office now

Friday

Aug 23, 2013 at 12:01 AMAug 23, 2013 at 12:15 AM

I would hope that concerned citizens would contact their representatives in Congress and let them know the negative impact of losing 100,000 jobs if the post office doesn't get relief from pre-funding future retiree benefits.

The post office crisis was created by Congress in 2006, to pre-fund for the next 75 years, all within a 10-year window, and at a cost of $5.5 billion a year. This will be funding for employees not even born yet.

Congress seems to be wanting to create jobs.

Let's start by saving 100,000 jobs here. The post office has been trying to seek relief by asking Congress to allow it to reduce the $5.5 billion a year that it has to put into the Retiree Benefit Fund every year.

Please call or email your representatives and explain to them how they can save 100,000 jobs.

I wrote this letter in December 2011, and guess what, Congress still hasn't helped by lowering the amount the post office has to put into its retirement fund every year.

Wake up, Congress.

Jack Elliott

Little Egg Harbor

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